Improvement in harness-hames



A. H. CRESAP, 1r.

Harness-'Hames.-

Patented June 29,1875.

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lMPROVEMENTlN HARNESS-HAJVIES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N o. 165,067, dated June29, 1875; application filed May 15, 1875.

To all whom "it may concern Be it known that I, ALEXANDER H. (JRnsAP,Jr., of Trenton, in the county of Gibson and State of Tennessee, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in HarnessI-lames; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription. thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art towhich it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention has for its object to furnish improved harness-hames, whichshall be so constructed that the hame tug-hook may be adjusted to shiftthe draft-pressure upon the horses shoulders as may be required, andwhich shall, at the same time, be simple in construction and easilyadjusted and held in place; and it consists in the construction andcombination of the various parts, as hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front view of a pairof hames, embracing my invention; Fig. 2, a view of the rear side of apart of one of the hames; Fig. 3, a View, in perspective, of one of thenotched tug-plates and the part of the hame to which it is attached,with the tug-hook in place; and Fig. 4, a cross-section of the tughookand its plate.

The hame A proper, is formed of wood or metal, and is recessed at itslower part to receive upon its front and inner sides an angular metalplate, B, which is secured thereto.

The hame also has a series of recesses, a, on its inner sides, intowhich are turned double metal lips b N, of theplate B. The plate B ismade from a flat piece of metal, as shown in Fig. 5, and has the lips 1)12 formed nearer one edge than the other in any suitable way, and whileit is in the flat condition shown, the lips, riuet-holes, and securingbolt-holes c areformed. The plate is then bent to a right angle upon theline a: :0, indicated by dotted lines a at, with the lips cut in themiddle and p then applied to the hame; the part D forming the Inneredge, and a part, D, the outer side, as shown inFig. 3. When this plateis properly secured to the hame, and the lips b b turned under and intothe recesses a against their opposite walls, a bearing is made of metalfor the bent end of the tug-hook at several different vertical pointsupon each hanie, and the lips serve as additional hold-fasts for theplate. The tug-hook E is of metal, and has at one end the usual hook,and at the other a small hook, e, which, when the tughook is laidagainst the plateB takes into the notches formed by the lips b, and intothe recesses in the hanie, the sides of which recesses form shoulders oneach side of the hook e. These lips form three sides of the recesses a,and consequently the hook e finds a metal bearing at every point orsurface with which it comes in contact, thus making a firm drawingbearing for the tug-hook E. This hook, when adjusted to place into oneof the notches formed by the bent lips 1) W, is securely held in suchposition by a bolt, F, the head of which is rectangular and sets in acountersink or mortise upon the rear side of the hame, while its shankprojects through the hame and through the hook E, where, upon its outerend a nut or securingpin is fixed to hold the hook E firmly in place andagainst the wing D of the plate B, and also the hook e in its notch. Arow of holes, 0, is formed in the plate B, and also in the hames forthis bolt F, and they are each arranged directly opposite the lips sothat the tug-hook E can be readily adjusted to different points as toheight with ease and convenience, thus enabling the point of draft to beshifted upon the horses shoulders in a moment, and avoiding the dangerof the parts becoming detached by accident and injuring the animal. Theupper ends of the hames have a row of holes, G, arranged vertically forthe adjustment of the hame-strap loops H, in which to secure the strapfrom the inner sides of the hames across the center of the collar, tohold the hames in proper p osi tion.

I am aware that hame tug-hooks have been made adjustable vertically, andhave been provided with small hooks fitting into a row ofvertically-arranged notches, but I am not aware that with such notchesand angularlipped tug-plates as I have shown and described, asecuring-bolt has been used to hold the hook in a firm and fixedposition at each oint of adjustment; nor am I aware that a the recessesa, and row of bolt-holes c, the 'late for this purpose has been socheaply plate B,c0nstructed and applied as described, ,nd simply madeand provided with doubleand the bolt F, as and for the purpose setearing lips, and applied as shown'and deforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as cribed.

I claim- I my own I have affixed my signature in pres- 1. The halneangular plate B, as shown, ence of two witnesses.

)rovided with the recesses a, holes 0, and the ALEXB. H. CRESAP, J R.louble-bearinglips b, constructed as described, 'Witnesses tnd appliedfor the purpose set forth. T. E. HARWOOD,

2. The combination of the heme A having WM. B. HIGHT.

